Articles by Michelle Wright
Hellions: Pop Culture's Rebel Women
Why are white, young, male 'rebels' celebrated and revered in pop culture, while women who push against society's sexist and racist norms are marginalised and dismissed? Michelle Wright reviews a book which brings to light stories of the female rebel
Michelle Wright // 13 March 2009
Categories: Books
On the herstory of feminist coalitions
Michelle Wright reviews a book which sketches the history of coalition building between second-wave feminists and other social justice activists
Michelle Wright // 2 February 2009
Categories: Books
The problem with pink
Pink ribbons may raise life-saving funding for breast cancer research. But, Michelle Wright says, October's month of consumer altruism glosses over the reality of the disease - and allows corporations to line their pockets
Michelle Wright // 31 October 2007
Categories: Body and Health, Culture and Media, Fashion and Image, Stereotypes
Girls Aloud, beauty secrets and lies
A recent magazine article on Girls Aloud proclaimed to "reveal their beauty secrets". But, Michelle Wright argues, all it really did was expose the effects of subscribing to patriarchal, capitalist beauty standards on women's self-esteem
Michelle Wright // 3 June 2007
Categories: Body and Health, Culture and Media, Fashion and Image
Where's the real war on terror?
Michelle Wright thinks the Government has the wrong priorities when it comes to protecting British citizens from terrorism. Women are under attack, she argues; not only from the abusers and rapists, but from the institutions and systems that are supposedly there to protect us.
Michelle Wright // 1 July 2006
Categories: Politics and Current Affairs, Violence
Under the Knife
Michelle Wright looks at the increasing normalisation of extreme cosmetic surgery in British culture.
Michelle Wright // 5 November 2005
Categories: Body and Health, Fashion and Image
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Janet Phillips reviews the book by Lionel Shriver which won the Orange Prize for Fiction 2005. As she explains, the book paints a picture of motherhood and parenting that is far from mainstream.
Michelle Wright // 2 August 2005
Categories: Books
